[stylist] Tragic endings?

Tue Apr 7 20:11:24 UTC 2009

Hi Tami,
Thanks for the feed back. I will try to make the ending as natural as
possible, which is why a good ending is not really possible. There
will be a sequal though. I've got so many discarted ideas left over
from Demon Decendants. They were just cluttering the plot too much but
I want to explore them further. In fact I'm planning to go on to 'a
deafblind girl' as a first book when I've finished rewriting 'demons'
because some of the ideas that just keep trying to get back in were
origninally from that book. It might make things easier.  The 3rd book
is called 'Venom removers'. Since I haven't even started that book yet
I've no idea how it will turn out.

I don't like 'happy ever after' endings much. Although there was one
book. The sequal to naughts and crosses by M Blackman that quite
disturbed me. The mother ends getting really depressed and killing her
baby. Now this is going to the oposite extreme. I think only
characters who are well defined as villians should be in the buisness
of knocking off their offsprings.

Helene.

On 07/04/2009, Tamara Smith-Kinney <tamara.8024 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Helene,
>
> I think the most important thing is that the ending flows from the story,
> that it naturally wraps up the plot and subplots without being forced.  I
> think of the ending as the "payoff" for all that went before, for going
> through the struggles and ups and downs with the characters.
>
> I've read some awfully painful books out of nothing but grim determination
> only to end up  loving them because the payoff was so worth it!  I've also
> read some where I loved every bit of the reading, right up to the point
> where the writer just phoned in the ending.  What a let down!  I get all
> glum and angry over it.  Why did I invest my time and imagination and
> emotion on these characters, on this story, only to have them do something
> artificially contrived and idiotic just so the writer could wash his/her
> hands of them?
>
> When it comes to fantasy, I do appreciate epilogues.  An update on the world
> I've been exploring and worrying about.  How is it different now that the
> conflict is resolved and victory achieved (by whoever achieved it).  I also
> get really excited if the epilogue hints that a sequel might be coming!
> /grin/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of helene ryles
> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 5:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Tragic endings?
>
> Cindy, I'm glad some people are ok about a sad ending.
>
> Helene
>
> On 06/04/2009, slery <slerythema at insightbb.com> wrote:
>> My very favorite book had me bawling the last three chapters. Even upon
>> re-reading it when I know what is going to happen it still pulls at my
>> emotions.
>>
>> In fact, a tragic ending sometimes makes a book more memorable than a
> happy
>> everything worked out ending
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judith Bron
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:14 PM
>>> To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Tragic endings?
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>>>
>>> If you plan to write a sequel only you know how the book will
>>> begin and what
>>> characters you need to be alive.  Endings are your choice.
>>> Some wonderful
>>> books have tragic endings.  Some leave the reader laughing
>>> and everything
>>> else is somewhere in the middle.  Only you know where your
>>> book is coming
>>> from and where you want it to go to.  Judith
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "helene ryles" <dreamavdb at googlemail.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:22 PM
>>> Subject: [stylist] Tragic endings?
>>>
>>>
>>> > What do people think of sad/tragic endings?
>>> >
>>> > rounding off a story is difficult in any case. Some books
>>> I've enjoyed
>>> > seem to spoil it a bit by creating superficially 'happy'
>>> endings that
>>> > aren't very realistic.
>>> >
>>> > Should a writer always aim for a happy ending or is it
>>> better to let
>>> > the events in the book take their natural course. Even if
>>> it involves
>>> > some of the major good characters being killed or seriously wounded
>>> > and the villans getting the power they were craving for?
>>> >
>>> > What about if a book with a tragic ending has a sequel where the
>>> > Villans are eventually have to face up to their evil actions?
>>> >
>>> > Helene
>>> >
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